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Teacher Workshop: “Day of the Dead” Projects

By Cheryl Trowbridge 5 Comments

The popular Mexican holiday, "Day of the Dead" is just around the corner!  If you live on the California Central Coast, don't miss your chance to get some great project ideas at my teacher workshop, "Teach Kids Art: 'Day of the Dead' Projects".... this weekend only - Saturday, September 24th, 2011 from 9am-noon at Palace Art in Capitola.  I'll be co-teaching this workshop once … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos, Holiday / Event, Mexico, Multicultural, Teacher Workshops Tagged With: Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos, holidays, Mexico, multicultural art, Palace Art, teacher workshops

Summer Workshops for Teachers!

By Cheryl Trowbridge 7 Comments

Summer is here, and I've created two new "Teacher Workshops" which I'll be presenting in July at Palace Art in Capitola, California.  If you happen to live on the Central Coast, I hope you can join us!  (Each workshop will be offered twice!)  Join us for:  Teach Kids Art: Haiku Tunnel Books   Tues. July 12, 9am-11am OR Sat. July 23, 9am-11am • $20 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Teacher Workshops Tagged With: bookmaking, Haiti, Palace Art, teacher workshops

“Day of the Dead” – a Teacher Workshop!

By Cheryl Trowbridge 4 Comments

For those of you who call the California Central Coast your home, we have a special Teach Kids Art teacher workshop coming up this Saturday, October 9th, from 9am-noon at Palace Art in Capitola..... "Teach Kids 'Day of the Dead' Projects"! I will be co-teaching this workshop with K-12 Spanish teacher, Catherine Murray, from Rio del Mar Elementary and Cypress Charter High … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Day of the Dead / Dia de los Muertos, Holiday / Event, Mexico, Multicultural, Teacher Workshops Tagged With: Mexico, multicultural art, Palace Art, teacher workshops

“Teach Kids Cartooning”

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Just a reminder.... you won't want to miss this if you live in the Monterey Bay area!! This Saturday, November 21 from 2pm to 5pm, at Palace Art in Capitola, California: "Teach Kids Cartooning" with professional cartoonist Bridgett Spicer! Click on the picture below for all the details: And be sure to visit "Squid Row", Bridgett's daily web comic at www.squidrowcomics.com. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cartoon, Drawing, Teacher Workshops Tagged With: cartooning, Palace Art, teacher workshops

“Teach Kids Printmaking” Workshop for Teachers

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Okay, I know this is short notice (unless you happen to live in the area), but I just wanted to give our "locals" a heads-up about the teacher workshop I'm offering tomorrow....   "Teach Kids Printmaking" will be happening this Saturday, November 14, 9am to noon, at Palace Art in Capitola, California. Learn lots of practical ways to bring simple printmaking ideas into your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Printmaking, Teacher Workshops Tagged With: Palace Art, printmaking, teacher workshops

Teacher Workshop: “Teach Kids Multicultural Art”

By Cheryl Trowbridge 3 Comments

Teach your students about other cultures through their Art! This Saturday (November 7th, 9am to noon), I'll be teaching another workshop just for teachers, "Teach Kids Multicultural Art". If you're a teacher on the California Central Coast, don't miss this chance to spend a lively morning with other teachers, learning tips and techniques for teaching Aboriginal Dot Painting, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Multicultural, Teacher Workshops Tagged With: multicultural art, Palace Art, teacher workshops

How to Make a Collage Butterfly Inspired by Eric Carle

By Cheryl Trowbridge 4 Comments

Make your own Eric Carle-inspired butterfly   Eric Carle's colorful collages are among the first works of art that many young children are exposed to.... who doesn’t love his charming illustrations?? It's easy to make your own collage butterflies inspired by Eric Carle.... just follow these simple instructions. And be sure to check out some of the beautiful butterflies below, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Abstract (Representational), Butterflies, Carle, Eric, Collage, Cutting, Lessons, Mixed Media, Nature, Teacher Workshops, Tempera Tagged With: artist Eric Carle, collage, Palace Art, teacher workshops

How to Make Colorful Textured Paper

By Cheryl Trowbridge 1 Comment

It's easy and FUN to make this colorful textured paper! We made lots of it in a recent teacher workshop I taught. To make this amazing-looking paper, all you need is a small piece of plastic (an expired credit card or gift card works well) with notches cut into one side of it, and some tempera paint. Pour some of two different primary colors (red, yellow, or turquoise) onto a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Carle, Eric, Collage, Lessons, Painting, Teacher Workshops, Tempera Tagged With: bookmaking, collage, Palace Art, teacher workshops

Paper Magic

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It's amazing how many ways you can turn kids on to MATH using ART!!! In my teacher workshop, "Teach Kids Math with Art", we experienced lots of ways to do just that! This project makes a great introduction to the study of topology. Topology is a type of geometry concerned with space, dimension and transformation. This activity is SO easy to do, but you may want to practice a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cutting, Lessons, Math with Art, Paper, Teacher Workshops Tagged With: math, Palace Art, paper, teacher workshops

More Teacher Workshops!

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Calling all teachers on the California Central Coast! The "Teaching Teachers to Teach Art Series" at Palace Art in Capitola has been a huge success! It's not too late to get in on the final workshops of the summer. Sessions are filling up fast, but several still have space available and more may be added from our waiting list. These workshops are for teachers only and are a … [Read more...]

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